North bank of the Yangtze River.
Looking at the army in front of him, Li Qin knew that Li Xuanshang on the other side was already prepared.
Upon arrival, he immediately set up artillery in a secluded spot on the north bank of the Yangtze River.
With the support of Li Xuanshang's artillery positions on the south bank of the Yangtze River, the Yangtze River could be effectively blocked.
Li Qin stood in the army camp, looking at the soldiers preparing by the river.
However, although those soldiers were wearing the uniforms and armor of the Liao soldiers, they were much more disheveled.
These were the prisoners of war he had captured along the way, but they refused to be incorporated into his ranks.
They can be loaded onto the boat and fired a few shots by Li Xuanshang on the other side.
Let these people struggle, scream, and thrash around in the water for a while after they fall in.
It appears more realistic.
This would also allow them to better deceive and lure Zheng Chenggong's navy over.
Don't let him get away.
Otherwise, if he escapes, leaves the Yangtze River, and enters the vast ocean, it will be much more troublesome for me to deal with him in the future.
At this time, his various troops on the shore were all composed of the Huai Army, which had just been incorporated and had the weakest combat capabilities.
And he knew nothing about what was about to happen.
They will be shocked and thrown into chaos after seeing what is about to happen.
This would further confuse Zheng Chenggong.
Behind them were his own elite troops, whom he had just briefed on what was about to happen.
Make him ready.
There is only one thing they need to do.
After the chaos erupted in the Huai Army, keep an eye on them and prevent the chaos from escalating.
He had already received the news that Zheng Chenggong's navy had already assembled.
And it's moving this way.
His Shandong navy has already entered the Yangtze River.
Next, we'll see if Jung Sung-gong falls for the trap.
It doesn't matter if he doesn't fall for the trap and doesn't come to Jinling.
In any case, he has already assembled the navy.
His own Shandong navy and Qi Duchen's naval fire attack fleet were ready.
It's simply a matter of shifting the battlefield eastward.
In short, regardless of whether Zheng Chenggong falls for the trap or not, I am determined to skin him alive this time.
After thinking it over, Li Qin turned and went into the tent behind him.
Looking at the crowd gathered inside the tent.
They were the many warlords and generals who had come with him this time.
Warlords of all ranks, including Hong Chengchou of Shaanxi, Jiang Xiangyang of Datong, Liu Sixiu of Bashu, Qin Chenyao of Shandong, and Li Hongji of Henan, sat behind him.
Beside these warlords were the generals who had traveled south with Li Qin this time.
They are Liu Chenghui, Peng Jiahu, and Dugu Yu, among others.
However, some of the generals who had come south to join them were also mixed in.
They are Qi Jiguang, Lin Yingyao, and others.
Li Qin turned around and looked at them, especially his gaze sweeping over the warlords and other regional lords, such as Hong Chengchou.
He then walked to the head of the table and said:
"I invited you all here mainly because we are about to enter Jinling. This time, we have gone south to quell the puppet regime in Jiangnan. We have worked extremely hard in various places and made outstanding contributions."
I originally planned to invite everyone after I entered Jinling.
After all, once I enter Jinling, I still have many things I need to trouble you all with.
However, I just received intelligence that the traitor Zheng Chenggong's navy is planning to launch a surprise attack on us while we are crossing the river.
Therefore, I invited you all here for two reasons: first, to briefly discuss matters after entering Jinling; and second, to prevent any potential danger should the traitor Zheng Chenggong launch a sneak attack.
So I gathered you all together.
After Li Qin finished speaking to the warlords in front of him while sitting in the main seat, he waved his hand to signal Liu Chenghui, Dugu Yu and other generals to step down and go to take care of their respective troops.
Although he said that, his main purpose in gathering all these warlords and lords in his military tent today was to keep a closer eye on them.
Keep them under your watchful eye and don't let them cause you any trouble.
The feudal lords below him exchanged glances.
I noticed the confusion in the other person's eyes.
None of the people present are fools.
He certainly didn't believe Li Qin's words, but at the same time, he guessed what Li Qin meant.
He was afraid that they would take advantage of Zheng Chenggong's surprise attack to cause trouble.
That's how they were brought together.
This way, even if his army wanted to cause trouble, they would be leaderless.
He couldn't openly oppose Li Qin's words.
After all, Li Qin now commands their army and is their superior.
Moreover, Li Qin's strength far surpasses his own; if you were to pick one or several of them out individually, none of them would be a match for Li Qin.
Therefore, they cannot confront Li Qin directly.
At the same time, they were also a little worried that Li Qin might take advantage of the time he had gathered them together to actually make a move against them.
To test Li Qin's intentions, Liu Sixiu stepped forward, bowed to Li Qin, and said:
"Your Majesty, isn't he just a mere Zheng Chenggong?"
I can personally lead the army to attack him; Your Majesty need not worry about me.
Before I followed Your Majesty and was ordered by the court to suppress the rebellion.
He had already prepared himself to die for his country.
Therefore, I had already made arrangements for my affairs before I left.
Please, Your Majesty, need not worry about me.
After hearing Li Sixiu's words, everyone present, who was previously organizing their thoughts, immediately understood what he meant.
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